Tan is a dual-qualified (Washington, D.C. and England & Wales) international trade lawyer with a focus on economic sanctions and export controls, including those promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), as well as by regulatory bodies of the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK).Tan also has extensive experience with U.S. customs issues such as tariffs, actively having taken part in the original U.S. Section 301 litigation.
He is part of Reed Smith’s Global Regulatory Enforcement (GRE) practice group which is ranked Band 1 by Chambers USA in the “International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded” category, and is ranked by Legal 500 USA for the “International Trade” category. Tan is frequently featured in prominent media outlets, publications, and conferences relating to contemporary issues and developments in the world of international trade and security.
Credentials
Education
Education
- KU Leuven, 2021, LL.M.
- Georgetown University, 2018, LL.M.
- American University, 2017, J.D.
- The George Washington University, 2013, BBA
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Washington
- England and Wales
Media mentions
China refiner moves forward with expansion despite sanctions, sources say
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Reuters
Britain’s in a legal minefield as it tries to hand Abramovich billions to Ukraine
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Politico
Indonesia's Karimun terminal becomes key Russian oil hub, sources say
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Reuters
China slows supply chain shifts by Apple, others as Trump 2.0 looms
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Nikkei Asia
As secondary sanctions net tightens, should we also look closer to home?
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WorldECR
U.S. lawmakers push for clampdown on tariff-dodging Chinese imports
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Nikkei Asia
UK sanctions watchdog flops in face of Russia’s war
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Politico
Turkey’s Trade Boom with Russia Stalls Under Weight of Sanctions
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Bloomberg
Grainy detail: All eyes on the Black Sea Initiative
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WorldECR
Ukraine Black Sea corridor still too risky for most shippers, industry says
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Global Trade Review
Russia ready to restart grain deal if sanctions lifted, Putin tells Erdoğan
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Politico
Russian sanctions to expand to nickel
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Mining Journal
Turkey looks West as it tightens its sanctions enforcement
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Euractiv
Turkey likely to step up enforcement as calls by Russian cargo ships revealed
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TradeWinds
G7 piles pressure on Russia at Hiroshima ‘festival of sanctions’
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WorldECR
Exclusive: From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite
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Reuters
CHIPS Act leaves chipmakers facing choice between U.S. and China
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Nikkei Asia
Global Britain struggles to get US attention over steel fight
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Politico
- China refiner moves forward with expansion despite sanctions, sources say(2025)
- Britain’s in a legal minefield as it tries to hand Abramovich billions to Ukraine(2025)
- Indonesia's Karimun terminal becomes key Russian oil hub, sources say(2025)
- China slows supply chain shifts by Apple, others as Trump 2.0 looms(2025)
- As secondary sanctions net tightens, should we also look closer to home?(2024)
- U.S. lawmakers push for clampdown on tariff-dodging Chinese imports(2024)
- UK sanctions watchdog flops in face of Russia’s war(2024)
- Turkey’s Trade Boom with Russia Stalls Under Weight of Sanctions(2024)
- Grainy detail: All eyes on the Black Sea Initiative(2023)
- Ukraine Black Sea corridor still too risky for most shippers, industry says(2023)
- Russia ready to restart grain deal if sanctions lifted, Putin tells Erdoğan(2023)
- Russian sanctions to expand to nickel(2023)
- Turkey looks West as it tightens its sanctions enforcement(2023)
- Turkey likely to step up enforcement as calls by Russian cargo ships revealed(2023)
- G7 piles pressure on Russia at Hiroshima ‘festival of sanctions’(2023)
- Exclusive: From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite(2023)
- CHIPS Act leaves chipmakers facing choice between U.S. and China(2022)
- Global Britain struggles to get US attention over steel fight(2021)
Insights
- UK asset freeze restrictions – “reasonable cause to suspect” alone is not enough(24 May 2024)
- Key sanctions cases and trends in England: Is your sanctions clause robust?(22 April 2024)
- Further sanctions against Russia announced on one-year anniversary of Ukraine invasion(27 February 2023)
Blogs
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- UK imposes new Russia sanctions – mirroring of EU position on the maritime transport of LNG and refined petroleum products derived from Russian crude(20 May 2026)
- UK issues General Trade Licence for import of diesel and jet fuel derived from Russian crude oil(20 May 2026)
- EU’s 20th Sanctions Package on Russia(24 April 2026)
- Temporary U.S. sanctions relief for Russian seaborne oil products(13 March 2026)
- Carrot over the Stick? Reforms to OFSI Civil Enforcement Processes incentivise early engagement and settlement(23 February 2026)
- The effectiveness of OFAC’s sanctions on China’s independent teapot refineries(12 December 2025)
- How sanctions transformed the shipping industry in 2025(9 December 2025)
- New requirements for importing CN code 2710 cargo into the EU from 21 January 2026(21 October 2025)
- UK Sanctions – Rosneft, Lukoil and others(15 October 2025)
- Refusing voyage orders: Sanctions risk assessments must be based on evidence, not speculation(13 August 2025)
- EU-nough Russian Oil – EU’s 18th Sanctions Package(21 July 2025)
- OFAC announces implementation of executive order providing for the revocation of Syria sanctions(1 July 2025)
- U.S. section 301 strikes back: Additional U.S. port service fees on vessels with China nexus; potential far-reaching implications for leaseback arrangements(24 April 2025)
- U.S. and UK Intensify Sanctions Against Russia’s Oil Sector in one of the Largest Rounds of Designations Since the Outbreak of the War(13 January 2025)
- Gone with the Assad(8 January 2025)
- UK government launches new agency to strengthen trade sanctions enforcement(25 September 2024)
- Navigating the key elements of sanctions clauses(22 April 2024)
- OFAC issues wind-down license for Venezuelan oil(18 April 2024)
- EU Clarifies Article 3q for Tanker S&P Market(20 February 2024)
- Christmas comes early for G7 operators – EU adopts 12th package of sanctions against Russia, changes to the Price Cap Model(20 December 2023)
Events
- SP Global Export Controls Sanctions Seminar Financial Institutions(Thursday, April 18, 2024)